The government will today announce a plan to privatise at least the management of certain roads.The idea is to transfer control of maintenance and expansion of major roads and motorways to private sector companies.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Roads privatisation plan?
The government will today announce a plan to privatise at least the management of certain roads.The idea is to transfer control of maintenance and expansion of major roads and motorways to private sector companies.
7 million UK cars illegal
According to a survey by Britannia Rescue of just over 2,000 motorists, almost a quarter (23%) of motorists admit their cars have a defect which renders them illegal and 14% say their vehicle is in urgent need of repair.
World’s smallest car, Peel resurrected
The world’s smallest ever production car, the Peel P50, has been brought back to life as a zero emissions electric runabout. It gives eco savvy urbanites the opportunity to abandon the G-Wiz and explore new heights of automotive silliness.Measuring at 137cm long and 104cm wide, the three-wheeled Peel P50 makes the Tata Nano look like Simon Cowell’s party limo; the Nano, which is officially today’s smallest mass production car, measures in at 310cm by 223cm.After a successful pitch on Dragon’s Den, leading to an £80,000 investment from James Caan, the new Peel company began taking orders on its pair of tiny eco cars – the P50 is joined by its ‘sporty’, very slightly bigger brother, the Trident.The three-wheeled pair both use a tiny electric engine, good for a heady 8mph top speed and a 15-mile driving range from a full charge.
Brand new BTTF promo DeLorean for sale
How much would you like to go back in time in a DeLorean? Obviously the answer is, “I would like to do that very much, kind squire…but how?”Here’s how. A DeLorean is about to go on sale at the Imperial War Museum, complete with very low mileage.The DeLorean only has 326 miles on the clock – delivery mileage, basically – so to buy it will be to step right back into the ’80s. In a way.Of course, without the Back To The Future saga shining a big, fake Hollywood lighting rig on the DeLorean DMC-12 (its full name), it’s just a really crap car with trick doors and an extremely questionable gestation.
Good News JLR record market share 2.9%, Vauxhall slumps 24% in Feb
The UK car market saw some dramatic changes in fortune in February.The main winner was Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Thanks to the launch of the Evoque, Land Rover sales rose by 36% year-to-date, with Jaguar sales going up by a rather more modest 3%.
We tend to think of JLR as a niche manufacturer, but it is starting to become a major player. So far this year, it is outselling such mainstream brands as Fiat, Honda and Renault and has a record market share of 2.9%. In more good news for British factories, Nissan is up 18% and is now easily the leading Japanese brand, which is excellent for the Sunderland plant.
